| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SG - Jason Gress (fresh) SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fresh) C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) SF - James Shaffer (fresh) PF - Frank Myers (fresh) C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Purdue | Jason Gress snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ben Walter | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Shaffer | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon is hacked by Jeffery Collins - foul #1 on Jeffery Collins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Bill Lohr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Alexander Bryant takes the ball from Jeffery Collins | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pilon - foul #1 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Robert Segundo (SG), Robert Flack (PF), Ivan Zeanah (C) Jeffery Collins, Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | James Clark misses badly on a runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Ben Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | Jason Gress hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF), Fred Green (C) Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter, Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) James Clark, James Shaffer, Ivan Zeanah | |
| 15:52 | Purdue | The short jumper by Fred Green is denied by Rosendo Yazzie | 3-2 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) PF - Gary Moore (fresh) C - Fred Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) SF - Robert Segundo (fresh) PF - Robert Flack (fresh) C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie clanks a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Jason Gress pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Jason Gress drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Brian Reed | 5-2 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Gary Moore grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Gary Moore tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Rodney Hawkins | 7-4 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Brian Reed misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-4 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Gary Moore blocks the short jumper by Rosendo Yazzie | 7-4 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Gary Moore snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Fred Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #1 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Bill Lohr (SF), Alexander Bryant (C) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Michael Reynolds, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), James Shaffer (SF), Frank Myers (PF) Jeffery Collins, Robert Segundo, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Fred Green makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Fred Green misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Frank Myers pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | James Shaffer misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 8-4 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Robert Flack comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-4 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ben Walter (PF) Fred Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG) Rodney Hawkins | |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is whistled for a carry | 10-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG) William Rottman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Flack | |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Ben Walter misses the lay-in | 10-4 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Walter | 10-4 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Shaffer - foul #1 on James Shaffer, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG), Robert Flack (C) James Clark, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) PF - Frank Myers (fresh) C - Robert Flack (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses the 3 from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Robert Flack snags the offensive board | 12-4 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Robert Flack drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Collins and the foul's on Ben Walter - foul #1 on Ben Walter, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (C) Frank Myers | |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Robert Flack misses the free throw | 12-6 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | James Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Robert Flack hits a floater in the lane | 12-8 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon knocks in the floater from the left side | 14-8 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Bill Lohr - foul #1 on Bill Lohr, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Fred Green (C) Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr, Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frank Myers (PF) Robert Flack | |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Fred Green snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Fred Green's floater is tipped away by Rosendo Yazzie | 14-10 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Ben Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Jason Gress comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Ben Walter grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Ben Walter can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-10 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Collins | 14-12 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Fred Green is fouled on the floor by James Shaffer - foul #2 on James Shaffer, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Bill Lohr (SF), Gary Moore (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Michael Reynolds, Ben Walter, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Bill Lohr clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Robert Flack snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Rottman (fresh) SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Robert Segundo (fresh) PF - Frank Myers (fresh) C - Robert Flack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Robert Segundo scores on a runner from the left block | 14-14 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG) William Rottman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) Jeffery Collins | |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Pilon is called for the reach on Robert Segundo - foul #2 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG) Ronald Pilon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Shaffer (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Robert Segundo, Robert Flack | |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Frank Myers and the foul's on Brian Reed - foul #1 on Brian Reed, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Brian Reed can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Frank Myers grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | James Shaffer can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Lohr - foul #2 on Bill Lohr, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Reynolds (SF), Ben Walter (PF) Bill Lohr, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG), Robert Flack (C) James Clark, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds makes the floater from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Jason Gress takes the ball from Robert Flack | 16-19 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alexander Bryant, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Green (C) Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (C) Rodney Hawkins, Frank Myers | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Green - foul #1 on Fred Green, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Bill Lohr (SF) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Michael Reynolds | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins (SG) James Clark | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Bill Lohr's layup is rejected by James Shaffer | 16-21 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Fred Green tips it in | 18-21 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 18-21 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | William Rottman snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Rottman (fresh) SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffery Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Flack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Bill Lohr travels with the ball | 18-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG), Gary Moore (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) William Rottman, Ben Walter, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Frank Myers (PF) Jeffery Collins, Robert Flack | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | James Shaffer knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Rodney Hawkins and he's fouled by Bill Lohr - foul #3 on Bill Lohr, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Reynolds (SF) Bill Lohr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins (PG) James Clark | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | James Shaffer makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Shaffer - foul #3 on James Shaffer, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (SG), Robert Segundo (SF), Robert Flack (C) Rodney Hawkins, James Shaffer, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Robert Flack pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-27 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds misses the 3 from straight away | 18-27 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Robert Flack grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Clark | 18-30 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-30 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-30 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Jeffery Collins can't tip it in | 18-30 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gary Moore double dribbles | 18-30 |